Executions
Executions
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Ten inmates at Orumiyeh prison convicted on drug related offenses at risk of imminent execution
(30 May 2012) – According to a local source in touch with the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC), ten…
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Report of the Secretary-General on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran – 3-20-2012
A/HRC/19/82 Distr.: General 20 March 2012 Original: English Human Rights Council Nineteenth session Agenda item 2 Annual report of…
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Mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on Iran is Renewed by Human Rights Council
(22 March 2012) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) commends the decision of the Human Rights Council this…
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Kurdish political prisoner Habibollah Golparipour transferred to undisclosed location; at risk of imminent execution
(16 March 2012) – The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) has received reports that yesterday Habibollah Golparipour—a Kurdish political…
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All you need to know: a quick breakdown of findings from Dr. Ahmed Shaheed’s UN report
(7 March 2012) -- Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of…
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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran 3/6/2012
A/HRC/19/66 Human Rights Council Nineteenth session Agenda item 4 Human rights situations that require the Council’s attention Summary The present…
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The Question of "Stoning to Death" in the New Penal Code of the IRI
In this legal essay, Iranian lawyer Mohammad Hossein Nayyeri explains why, contrary to popular reports, the silence of Iran's new…
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Infographic of the number of executions in Iran in 2012
The Islamic Republic of Iran continues to execute people at an alarmingly high rate including those convicted for drug trafficking,…
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IHRDC Exclusive Full Length Video of Public Hanging of Three Men in Azadi Square in Kermanshah, Iran
(12 January 2012) Last week, the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (IHRDC) published exclusive video of the public execution of…
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IHRDC Chart of Executions by the Islamic Republic of Iran – 2012
This chart documents executions of people by the Islamic Republic of Iran beginning in January 2012. The official announcements are…
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